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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CRH_the-decatur-daily_Decatur-AL.html
The Decatur Daily. A Century of Service / Four Generations of Sheltons. (side 1) . A Century of Service . The Decatur Daily newspaper began publication in the basement of a building on the northeast corner of Moulton Street and Second Avenue on …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM254N_our-history_Decatur-AL.html
1838
Trail of Tears: The discovery of gold in Georgia and thirst for land expansion prompted the U.S. Government and white communities to force the Cherokee nation from their ancestral lands. During the summer and winter of 1838, the first three …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20B5_to-commemorate-the-passage-of-the-olympic-torch_Decatur-AL.html
Guarding the Flame of the
Centennial Olympic Games
These heroes carried the sacred flame the
symbol of World Peace, Friendship and Unity.
Lane Barnes, William Debuty,
Charles Friedrich, Jeremy Gaertner,
Kevin Hall, Jordan Hardick,
Kati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y7T_old-decatur-historic-district-old-state-bank_Decatur-AL.html
The Old Decatur Historic District dates Back to the Town's settlement in 1817; at that time it was called Rhodes Ferry Landing after Dr. Henry W. Rhodes, an early landowner who operated a ferry across the Tennessee River. In 1820, President Monroe…
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Public Buildings
1. Public City Hall
2. Decatur Police Station
3. Decatur/Morgan Co. Chamber of Comm.
4. Decatur Public Library
5. Federal Bldg./Post Office
6. Morgan County Archives
7. Morgan County Courthouse
8. Morgan Coun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y7R_old-decatur-historic-district-historic-depot_Decatur-AL.html
The Old Decatur Historic District dates Back to the town's settlement in 1817; at that time it was called Rhodes Ferry Landing after Dr. Henry W. Rhodes, an early landowner who operated a ferry across the Tennessee River. In 1820, President…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XWX_first-united-methodist-church-historical_Decatur-AL.html
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The historic First United Methodist Church is the oldest continually meeting congregation in Decatur and the only downtown church still worshiping in its nineteenth century sanctuary.
Circuit riders served local Methodists from 1827 unt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XWW_rising-sun-lodge-no-29-historical_Decatur-AL.html
Dr. Henry Rhodes, for whom Rhodes Ferry Landing was named, was Decatur's first Postmaster and one of the organizers of the Lodge (Nov. 22, 1826). Chartered in 1827, its first Worshipful Master was Colonel Francis Dancy, builder of the Dancy-Polk H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PPJ_battle-of-decatur_Decatur-AL.html
The Battle of Decatur, Oct. 26-29, 1864, was the result of Confederate Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood's effort to move his army across the Tennessee River and into central Tennessee in an attempt to reclaim Nashville. The engagement occurred as part of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1964_ingalls-shipyard_Decatur-AL.html
Ingalls Iron Works was established in 1910, by Robert Ingalls,in Titusville Alabama. It became the largest steel company in the region. Looking for new opportunities for the steel company fabricated, Ingalls opened Ingalls Shipyard in 1937 to buil…